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When I get down to my goal weight my boobs actually go to a DDD bra. Right now I am a H or I. I get teased at work that I must have back aches or indentations in my shoulders to carry them around. I have neither, so I can not justify a reduction. Just need to lose weight so they will be smaller. I remember years ago before children I thought when I wore a D cup that it was huge. Never did I imagine years later I would be dealing with this size.

Tonight they discussed the Hot Flash Club. I found the discussion interesting, kind of got the jest because I did not read it. I probably will pick it up and read it. I think they said there is 4 in the series. Next month is their Classic month, so they are reading The Grapes of Wrath, then in March will be Eat, Pray, and Love. I cannot remember the author.

I use to read a lot before someone came into my life. When my children were young I would get them to bed and read for a couple of hours. I averaged about 1-2 books a week. Now I am lucky if I get one read a month. I started before Christmas The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman. Her and her husband are one of my favorite authors. I only got half way through and It was due at the library and could not be renewed. So now I got to reorder it so I can finish it. I also like medical novels. I like Robin Cook and Michael Palmer. Have read most of Jeffrey Deavers books. Use to like Stephen King but lost interest in him when his stories really got weird. I am on my way tonight to a book club that I have never been to before. I hope this will renew some interest in new authors for me.

I see your point about diet and exercise. I am probably thirty pounds overweight. I have battled my weight all of my life. I can get down to were I want to be but within a year end back up again. I am very active. Right now, when the weather cooperates, ski several times a week. In the warmer weather I ride my bike several miles a week. Most of these days are around 40-70 miles and I go on 2-3 week long bike trips. My weight just stays there. I eat because I need the energy to ride yet I see the people around me eating far more and are thin. It is even harder when your siblings are thin. My mother always comments that I am her chubby child. Two of my sister wear a size 0 and 2. I suppose that compared to them my size 6-8 is huge. I commented before that I am proportioned wrong. Wear a 6-8 on my bottom and a extra large on top. This makes me look bigger than I am. I do not eat out alot, try to cook healthy, but realize my downfall is chocolate. The last time I got my weight down I stayed on a low card diet and no more than 1000 calories a day,plus I exercised a good 2 hours a day. I just can not get myself to do it again. I am just trying to cut back right now and hope it will slowly go down. I have a beautiful ski jacket and right now I cannot wear it. My goal is by next year to get into it. I do not think I can get far enough down for this year. We are going on two ski vacations and I will have to wear my old one.

That auction video has go to be the most handsome he has ever looked. I have watch it numerous times, and he is adorable. The pictures from this day are unbelievable, and his voice was gorgeous. I hope he keeps this look for awhile. Sorry to here about Katherine. It looks like nobody is safe. I think Clay is happy right now and hope he gets to record what he wants. Even though many thought he did not get much promotion this time around, he was on our tv far more than many. When you are with a smaller label you just do not get that much. Look at Bo and Klo, when their CD's came out you sure did not see or hear much. Bo does not get radio even though Klo does

Well Rohdy I know we are not far from each other so we are facing the same weather. My mother lives in Saginaw and a warning is up there also. She is in a manufactured home so I hope she is fine. We tell her where to go in the house since there is no basement. Hopefully my sister who is actually three minutes from here will go over there and get her. It is fun today reading everything. He is beautifull and loves those jeans and thighs! Thannks everyone for congrats on my Aniversary. Have heard from two out of three children today. My son in Florida usually does not remember these kind of things unless his brothers remind him. Love him anyway.

I am loving the photos from today. Just got home from a very good dinner at a small French cafe in a town nearby here, celebrating our 30th wedding aniversary, so I had to catch up on everything. Have the tv on and a weather alert just came on, we have tornado warning out. It is winter here in Michigan! It is 60 outside and all our snow is gone.

Sometimes people can be so insensitive. I could care less if Clay was gay, even though I do not believe he is. In our family it is a sore subject. My BIL was gay and died in 1987 at the age of 32 from complications with Aids. His mother to this day will not accept the fact he was gay. She tells people he died of cancer. My husband was treated very badly by her because his brother called him and asked him to break the news to his Mom after he found out. I just do not understand how people can be so judgemental.

I have never stayed home from work to watch Clay. Not that I was not tempted. I remember when he was on the View in Sept. 2006 I was in a ventilator room, inwhich we are not able to leave, and I just casually changed the station when the Mom had left for a few minutes. She returned when it started and left the station on so I got to see it afterall. I was taping it at home but always have this feeling that I may not have set the time right. I also do not have cable, so whenever he is on something I cannot get I have to have my Mom tape it for me. Both times he was on LK I had to wait to see it.

I started watching at the end of the first season and have continued since. I love music and enjoy listened to those who really have talent. But I have to say that what appealled to me innitially was the thought that a unknown and deserving young person was giving a chance to make it. I since see the professional exploiting this. It is not like it was. I did not enjoy season three or season 6. Found most of these people boring and not having the best voice. I know that I am partial to Clay because I believe he has the best voice to come off that show. It does not mean I thought Reuben was bad, just not what I liked. I had hope that this year would be getting back to what it started out to be but I can see from the spoilers that it is not. It will be interesting to see who TPTB promote.

I try very hard not to show my dislike of any other artists. Not everyone is to me liking, but I know other people may like them, and so I never put anybody down. When I went to my future DIL bachorlette party we took a limo bus and went clubbing in a area north of Detroit. I and the brides mother were alot older than the rest of the party, and I was a little concerned at what I was getting myself into. I did not want to go into a club and here sexy back being played all the time. It worked out well, most of the clubs we went to were playing 70 and 80's music. When we got into the limo once sexy back came on the radio and I commented I was hoping not to hear it tonight. One young lady said to me are you dissing my Justin. I replied no, it wasn't him I disliked just that particular song. Thank goodness she did not get angry with me.

I never try to push Clay on anybody. The girls at work know I go to concerts but thats about all. Since 2003 I kept everything close to me. My mom is a fan and went to concerts with me till it became hard for her. The person who has been going with me lately, saw Clay on AI but lost track of him. We were talking about AI in 2006 and Clay came up. She borrowned his book from me, and from then on has been a goner. Her husband teases her but in a good way, just like mine.

I actually think my boys tease not to be mean. I think that they cannot picture their mom interested in a artist especially one from AI. They have their interest so sometimes I just give it to them back. My DIL had alsways loved Christina Agulaira since she was in high school. My son for Christmas last year got her tickets to see her in concert in Ohio. They had a drive, hotel rooms, etc. I just remind them we all have our favorites. They go to several concerts a year of other artists, so it is not the money spent. I never ignore them, am available whenever they need me. I think they just enjoy the teasing. I spent from 8am to 5pm taking down decorations. It got warm outside, around 45, so I got all the outside done to. I think my back will rebel tomorrow. I just learned they closed the ski hill for tomorrow, so now I can change my schedule. Go drive to my Moms and do her errands and shopping. I talked to my concert buddy today, she had not seen the HOI show. She is going to come over in the am and see it. Sometimes work schedules and other commitments gets into the way of fun ,we just have not been able to get together. We are almost the same age but I have three grown children and she has a 9 year old

I know how you feel about not being respected for your interest in Clay. My children also do not understand. They can not believe I would go see him in concert. My oldest on Christmas day made some smart comment about him being gay. My husband looked at him and said don't go there. My youngest child likes to tease but in a kind way. He and his fiance got me three Clay related items for Christmas. Most of the time I just ignore them if things are said. Thank God my middle child lives out of state or he to would probably be on my case. Aikim that is a neat story. My husband several years ago was looking at a house in another city from where we lived for a job transfer. He went down the basement and saw many pictures on the wall. He realized that one looked very familiar and sure enough there he was staring at himself. The owner of the home was a old fraternity brother who also was working at the time for the same company but was just looking for another house.

As far as AI goes, I watch mainly for entertainment. I enjoy those with talent, and cringe for those who do not. I usually do not vote. I voted on finale night for Carrie, got one vote in and went to bed. My sister is a huge Bo fan. I tease her we cancelled our votes out. She got my husband Bo's CD for Christmas. He did not like it, and was honest with her when she asked. I have only purchased a few CD's from contestants, I have both of Carrie's, both of Klo(given to my mother for her birthday). I have not liked anybody else to purchase theirs. I guess I am spoiled, I love Clays voice and nobody compares, I am sitting here just vegging. Had ski patrol today and had to deal with rain for the first couple of hours. I was soaked. Stopped raining, but skied in the fog the rest of the day. Our foot of snow on New Years will be dirty and ugly by tommorow.

I had to laugh at this story of the bankrobber. It is all over our local news. I saw the video on the website for our ABC station and our CBS station. I am desperate to get to SPAMOLOT but not that desperate! But really I do feel somewhat sorry for her that she had to go to that extreme. His blogged was cute. I bet he is tired and probably sore from the dancing. I am a nurse, I can offer my help to make him feel better.

I wish at times that my hubby had another interest(other than me). We do a lot together. Right now we have a week in Vermont skiing in Feb. and another week in March in Salt Lake City. Then bike season starts and we will be riding every weekend. Do not get me wrong I love my hubby dearly, but I do tease him that when he retires he better be prepared that I will not cater to him. I already made up four rules. 1. Do not ask me in the morning what I am doing that day. 2. Do not say anything when I tell him I am going to lunch with the girls. 3. Do not ask me what is in the bag when I come home from shopping, and 4. Do not ask me what is for lunch everyday. Seriously he does have another interest and that is Nascar. He watches every race and has even been to the driving school(it was giving to him for fathers day.) But I can not talk him in to going to the track, refusess to pay the money. I think that is were the sticking point is for me to go to NYC. I made the comments many moons ago that I was never interested in visiting there, and he brings that up along with the money issue.

Got a kick out of the discussion on musical the other night. For the most part I am not found. I did enjoy Chicago and Grease. Hated Moulin Rouge. I have never watched the Sound of Music. It is my sisters favorite. It came on the other night. My husband looked at me and in went a dvd. Someday I will sit and watch it before I am to old to appreciate it. I know I will not get to see Spamalot. My husband and I were at my concert buddies home for her birthday and she made a wish when she blew out the candles. I look at her and said I knew what it was. Then we laughed and said to both our husbands that you know they just started direct flights to NYC from Flint. We could leave early am, see a matinee, and be back in the pm. That both gave us are you crazy look. It is one of those subjects that you know not to push. I will just have to enjoy all of your details.

I hope everyone has a great new year. I look around me and know that all is not well, but do the best we can. I look at the fact my oldest son and wife are expecting in May and yesterday found out it is a boy. I had all sons so I am use to boys. My youngest son is also getting married in Sept. The low point is my Mom. I know she is gradually failling and I take each day with her as a gift. Today I am home just vegging. We had a foot of snow last night. It took my husband almost two hours to clean everything outside up. I was going to take down my outside lights today, that will have to wait until I can find them. Back to work tomorrow after being off for almost two weeks. Sometimes it is hard to get motivated again. Between all the Christmas stuff and all the skiing we did the time past fast. Yesterday and Sunday I did ski patrol all day, I had to come home last evening and in two hours time get food and drinks ready for several guest we had last night. Got it all done, dressed in time, and had a wonderful evening with some good friends. For those who did not like the HOI, they missed some great singing. I probably will enjoy it many times. I watched it again this am while I was exercising.

I have been reading around ever since the HOI special was on. I do not understand the constant criticism. I knew before it aired about the ruffness in his voice on DSIAFCD. So what! Everyone who watched anything prior to this knew. Why go over and over it after it was aired. I had to really listen closely to pick it up, and doubt anyone who just watched it for the entertainment factor picked it up at all. Clay did look a little heavier, we knew that to. He has lost weight in the last seven weeks since this was filmed. I look at him when he was really thin, and hope he never goes back there. He looks great now. Those pictures from Mexico are great. I find the constant reminding people that they were not happy with his looks, sound, or the flap very unnecessary. I guess I am easy, as I like about 99% of what he does.

I just love all the pictures from the last few nights. His hair is gorgeous. I can not believe how long it looked last night. Also I love the color. My Mom is funny, she loves the dark hair and bangs. I promised to bring a picture to her how it has looked the last few nights. About the triple group in the first row last night. My only hope is that they wake up and face reality. How anyone can believe some of that vial stuff is beyond me. I do not know how they can live with the thought that they spread so inaccurate information. I hope everyone has a great time tonight. I wish I could of gone. It would of been only about a 5 hour drive, but my husband would not get it. He thinks that seeing someone once is enough. I guess I should be glad that I had Kalamzoo, that night was magical. I will probably never have those great seats again.

Luckiest 1 - I am so sorry you can not go. I know if I was in your position I would probably do the same thing. It does not take the sting away. I can only get to one concert every tour and I would be devestated if it happened. When I went to Kalamazoo this year my husband kept teasing me a storm was coming. Of course he was one day off. It is a hard decision but your safety comes first.

I just got done with my first round of chocolate peanut butter fudge and candied nuts. Have one more batch of each than on to wrapping. I think I have made 10 different cookies in the last two weeks and froze them. After today I am done. I am running out of room in my freezer. Shopping is almost done, just two to go and I know what I want to get. My concert buddy called yesterday to invite us for Christmas Eve, its her Birthday so we will go over for some dessert and drinks. We are not seeing my children to Christmas day. I have ski patrol during the day on Christmas Eve. I am hoping to leave early so we can go to Mass. Our service is so packed that they have it in the main church with one priest then have the big hall open in the school for another Mass at the same time. Our church is not small, it can hold I think about 2500 people.

I feel for you guys driving today. I am looking outside this am in Micigan and we have a blizzard. We are suppose to get a foot of snow and the winds are at 35 miles/hr. I am so glad at this time that my concert was earlier. I hate driving in a lot of snow. I am now baking and wrapping presents today. My hubby had ski patrol today. I wonder how much he will actually get out of the patrol building. The winds have to be terrible, and it is not fun to be on those chairs when they sway. Have not posted in about two weeks but have been reading everyday. I guess I am so not with it, I did not know all this scam stuff was going on. I had read one time about something, but just blew it off. I guess I just do not know how people can be so gullable. I can not believe how much this must hurt Clay, I am not sure of my feelings for those who were dupped, I as many believe things only if they actually come from Clay.

I have watched the jazz medley more times then I want to admit. Several times this am. It is raining here in Michigan after the snow, freezing rain we had last night. My husband had ski patrol today, so he is stuck there in the downpour at this time. Thank goodness it was not my day to patrol, I have it tomorrow and I hope they cancel. I have the week from Hell next week. Everyday is loaded to the max. Today I have been baking all morning, watching videos while cookies in the oven Made four kinds so far. Peanut butter choc chip, choc. no bakes, molasses, and my middle sons favorite( it is ritz crackers with peanut butter placed between two, then dip in chocolate and sprinkles on top while cooling), If I did not make these he would be very upset. I still have three more kinds to make and candies, fudge,and sugared nuts to do. Some of these will have to be put off till the week after this.